The Bonding (album)

The Bonding
Studio album by Edenbridge
Released 2 July 2013
Genre Symphonic metal
Length 58:28
Label SPV
Producer Arne "Lanvall" Stockhammer
Edenbridge chronology
Solitaire
(2010)Solitaire2010
The Bonding
(2013)
The Great Momentum
(2017)The Great Momentum2017

The Bonding is the eighth studio album by the Austrian symphonic metal band Edenbridge. It was released in July 2013 on the SPV label after both singer Sabine Edelsbacher and the band's mastermind "Lanvall" Stockhammer had suffered personal losses.[1] Bassist Wolfgang Rothbauer who formerly played for Disbelief and Zombie Inc. had joined Edenbridge for the recording.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Rock Hard7.5[2]

The album received mixed to positive reviews. About.com interpreted the album and its track titles as a way of coping with Edelsbacher's and Stockhammer's family losses, and noted the band's professionalism and musical craftsmanship.[1] In a split review by two authors, the German Rock Hard magazine lauded the song lines but also criticised the album for being kitschy and lacking guitar elements.[2] The Sonic Seducer wrote that The Bonding surpassed the previous release MyEarthDream which was likewise recorded with a full symphonic orchestra.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lanvall.

No.TitleLength
1."Mystic River"7:13
2."Alight a New Tomorrow"3:53
3."Star-Crossed Dreamer"4:01
4."The Invisible Force"5:27
5."Into a Sea of Souls"4:57
6."Far Out of Reach"6:09
7."Shadows of My Memory"5:37
8."Death is Not the End"5:45
9."The Bonding"15:26
Total length:58:28

Personnel

Band members

Guest musicians

Production

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lyons, Todd. "Edenbridge – The Bonding". About.com. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Peters, Jens; Jaedike, Jan (2013). "The Bonding". Rock Hard (in German). No. 314.
  3. Lüthy, Juliane. "Edenbridge – The Bonding". Sonic Seducer (in German). Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  4. "The Bonding (2013)". Edenbridge official website. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
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